NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V495000

Equipment — Blue Bird, Nabi, Optima · reported 29 Dec 2009 · 2,370 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NABI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2009 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2002, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 2009, AND EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

The risk

THE CORROSION COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

The fix

NABI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR NABI AT 1-256-831-4296.

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V495000
Filed by
North American Bus Industries, Inc.
Report received
29 Dec 2009
Owners notified
29 Jan 2010
Potentially affected
2,370

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Blue Bird Ultra 2008 Blue Bird Ultra 2009 Blue Bird Ultra 2002 Nabi 416 2003 Nabi 416 2004 Nabi 416 2005 Nabi 416 2006 Nabi 416 2007 Nabi 416 2008 Nabi 416 2009 Nabi 416 2002 Nabi Brt 2003 Nabi Brt 2004 Nabi Brt 2005 Nabi Brt 2006 Nabi Brt 2007 Nabi Brt 2008 Nabi Brt 2009 Nabi Brt 2002 Nabi Lfw 2003 Nabi Lfw 2004 Nabi Lfw 2005 Nabi Lfw 2006 Nabi Lfw 2007 Nabi Lfw 2008 Nabi Lfw 2009 Nabi Lfw 2007 Optima Opus 2008 Optima Opus 2009 Optima Opus

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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